[TN-Bird] Re: Carrion-feeding Redtail?
- From: Rick Phillips <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: David-Aborn@xxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 12:07:20 -0500
I once photographed a Red-shouldered Hawk eating canned cat food. This was
in an area at the end of a dead-end road where someone had been scattering
seed for the birds daily along the pavement. I suppose the feral cats were
attracted to all the birds, then some "kind soul" started feeding the cats
catfood every day as well. I had seen the hawk hunting this spot a number
of times so I decided to park my car nearby to use as a blind to try to get
some photos. While I was doing this the hawk flew down where a can of cat
food had been dumped and started eating it! I was so surprised I almost
forgot to take any pictures!
On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Aborn, David <David-Aborn@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 2 December 2011
>
> Many hawks will eat carrion if the opportunity presents itself, so a
> red-tail feeding on road-kill is not unusual. I am even aware of one
> published note from the 1980's of an Osprey eating a road-kill squirrel!
>
> David Aborn
> Chattanooga, TN
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Bill Pulliam
> Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2011 12:47 PM
> To: TN-birds Birds
> Subject: [TN-Bird] Carrion-feeding Redtail?
>
> Yesterday afternoon (11/20/2011) I came upon a group of Turkey Vultures on
> the ground right beside the road near our place in western Lewis County.
> In with them was an adult Red-tailed Hawk, also on the ground. This made
> me curious so I stopped to see what had drawn them. It appeared that a
> dumped deer carcass was the only attraction in the area; there was no sign
> of any live or smaller prey that might have drawn the Redtail in.
>
> This morning, just down the slope, a group of 23 Turkey Vultures had been
> attracted to a dead carp on the shore of the neighbor's pond.
> Again there was an adult Red-tailed Hawk (probably the same bird; this was
> only about 200m from the deer carcass) with the group, though not actually
> on the ground with the carcass.
>
> Is carrion feeding a normal behavior among Red-tails? I don't recall
> having seen it before. I did not actually see the hawk actively feeding on
> the carcasses, but the circumstances were highly suggestive.
>
> Bill Pulliam
> Hohenwald TN
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